Marleny Aranda Saldana, University of Alberta

Research

Bioactives By-Products Crop Biomass Food Processing Modeling Phenolic compounds Reaction Processes Separation Processes

Latest funding

Pressurized and Supercritical Fluids for Novel Integrated Processing of Crop Biomass and Food By-Products
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$198,000
Canadian Agri-food Protein Training, Utilization and Research Enhancement (CAPTURE)
NSERC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$1,650,000
Supercritical CO2 extraction of terpenoids from Cascade hops
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$25,000

Pressurized and Supercritical Fluids for Novel Integrated Processing of Crop Biomass and Food By-Products

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Aranda Saldana, Marleny

Keywords: Bioactives; By-Products; Crop Biomass; Food Processing; Modeling; Phenolic compounds; Reaction Processes; Separation Processes; Subcritical Water; Supercritical Fluids

$198,000

Canadian Agri-food Protein Training, Utilization and Research Enhancement (CAPTURE)

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Nickerson, Michael MT

Keywords: flavour reduction; food ingredients; ingredient supply chains; plant proteins; protein functionality; protein modification; protein nutrition; wet fractionation

$1,650,000

Supercritical CO2 extraction of terpenoids from Cascade hops

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: ArandaSaldana, Marleny

$25,000

Lignocellulosic Biomass Fractionation and Depolymerization with Sub/Supercritical Fluids

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: ArandaSaldana, Marleny

$145,000

Extraction of artemisinin from Artemisia annua L

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: ArandaSaldana, Marleny

$25,000

A UHPLC system for complex extracts in agricultural, food and nutritional research

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Curtis, Jonathan

$134,493

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Bioactives Dear Professor Aranda Saldana, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on bioactives connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Pressurized and Supercritical Fluids for Novel Integrated Processing of Crop Biomass and Food By-Products" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]